Breaking Down the Immigration Figures - FactCheck.org

Claim: President Joe Biden has "allowed an invasion to occur at our border, almost 10 million migrants have crossed into our country."

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Feb 2, 2018 · As for the other three parts, here are figures for 2016, the latest year available, based on how Johnson breaks down legal immigrants: "Chain migration" 804,793 -- 68%

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Can immigration data tell us how many people crossed the border?

If one person tries to enter the country three times and is stopped each time by border officials, for example, that equals three encounters, even if it’s the same person encountered. Immigration data can give us a sense of the scale of migration, but it can’t tell us how many people crossed the border and now live here. ...

How has immigration changed since 1970?

Since 1970, the number of immigrants and their share of the U.S. population has increased rapidly, mainly because of increased immigration from Latin America and Asia. ...

How many immigration cases were filed in November?

The immigration court backlog was 3 million cases in November, a record, according to a December report from TRAC, a nonpartisan research center at Syracuse University. ...

Why did the US spend so much money on immigration?

It included money to build more border barriers, to greatly expand detention facilities, and to hire more Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents, asylum officers and immigration judges to reduce the years-long backlog in cases to determine asylum eligibility. ...

What does immigration data mean?

What the data counts: Immigration data represents events, not people. If one person tries to enter the country three times and is stopped each time by border officials, for example, that equals three encounters, even if it’s the same person encountered. ...

Why does Biden have a 'broken immigration system'?

The Biden administration has claimed that a "broken immigration system" resulting from decades of Congress not updating immigration laws, and increased global migration contribute to the high numbers of people arriving at the border. ...